I built Nearby Share to make a simple task easier: moving files between devices. Sending a photo from your phone to your computer shouldn’t require installing an app, creating an account, or uploading it to cloud storage. The idea was to let people open the same website on devices connected to the same Wi-Fi, discover each other, and transfer files directly. During development, my focus shifted from getting a transfer to work to making the whole experience reliable. Testing across Windows, Android, and macOS exposed challenges with network connections and browser behavior. I added cancellation, device refresh, support for multiple transfers, and image and video previews. I also refined the responsive design so the tool feels comfortable on both phones and larger screens. The biggest lesson was that a simple interface takes a lot of work behind the scenes. My goal throughout was to keep file sharing straightforward for the person using it.

Nearby Share

online file transfer and Wi-Fi file sharing

online file transfer and Wi-Fi file sharing